Policy Documents

The Commission of Inquiry was established by the UN Human Rights Council in June 2014 to conduct an investigation of all alleged violations of human rights in Eritrea. The report concludes that systemic, widespread and gross violations are being and have been committed by the Government of Eritrea.

The communication from the European commission details the adoption of the strategy to respond to migration in the EU, including migrant smuggling across the Mediterranean and partnerships with origin and transit countries.

The second round of intergovernmental negotiations on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) takes place from 12 to 15 March 2018. Ahead of the meeting, the co-facilitators released a ‘zero draft plus’ of the GCM and announced four issues requiring further discussion, including the ‘differentiation between irregular and regular’ and the ‘differentiation between migrants and refugees’. This statement presents the MMC position on these issues, which are both at the heart of the mixed migration concept, which provides a lens needed to understand and address contemporary movement of refugees and migrants in mixed flows.1

On February 5th, the co-facilitators of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) released the “zero draft” with 22 core commitments. The GCM, to be adopted in 2018, presents a crucial step towards an improved framework for global migration governance and ensuring that migrants, whether seeking a better life or escaping violence and poverty, can do so in a safe, predictable, and orderly manner. The Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) welcomes the commitment by the international community to, through adoption of the GCM and implementation of the commitments, contribute to enhanced cooperation on international migration in all its dimensions.

This strategy highlights UNHCR Ethiopia's intention to expand its efforts to address the phenomenon of smuggling/trafficking by implementing new activities with its partners. The strategy is closely aligned with the Ethiopian Government's national action plan.

This evaluation/learning brief uses the term mixed migration as an analytical and policy concept to respond to the fast changing reality of mobility. It advocates for evidence based policies and programmatic responses to alleviate the protection needs of migrants in mixed flows.

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has developed this document to support States in fulfilling their obligations to govern their borders in accordance with international human rights law and other relevant standards.

In this report, the Special Rapporteur emphasizes that efforts need to be stepped up to prevent human rights abuses of migrants in Qatar - a country that has the highest proportion of migrants of any country in the world.

A unanimous adoption of a declaration by UN General Assembly states. It calls for the respect of human rights and international labour standards. It also reiterates the commitment to fight human trafficking and condemns manifestations of racism and intolerance.

The Rules were promulgated at the Southern Refugee Legal Aid Conference held in Nairobi. They provide guidance to legal aid providers in the context of refugee status determination procedures and other legal aid services offered to refugees

As a joint product of the AU and EU, the plan focuses on prevention, awareness-raising, and victim protection and assistance. It also makes a number of proposals for legislative frameworks and policies that states should adopt or develop.

Identifies 9 key thematic migration issues with sub-themes which provides a comprehensive and integrated policy guideline and makes recommendations for consideration by AU Member States and Regional Economic Communities.

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